Office of Student Financial Aid & Student Employment Academic Progress Standards of Satisfactory Academic Progress Federal Regulations Require that The University of Akron review the academic progress of students applying for/or receiving Federal Title IV student financial aid at least once annually.
This rule applies to all students applying for aid whether or not financial aid has been received previously.
Students’ progress will be checked prior to the initial receipt of financial aid and at the end of each Spring semester. An exception to this exists for students who either receive all “F” grades, or all “W” (Withdraw) grades (or a combination thereof, for a semester. These students will be identified and evaluated each term. If it is determined that you are not making satisfactory academic progress toward your degree, you will no longer be eligible to receive Federal Title IV financial aid based on the policies and procedures that follow. There are both a quantitative (maximum time frame/completion rate) and a qualitative (grade point average) measure in determining satisfactory academic progress for Federal Title IV aid and programs. Programs Affected:
- Federal Pell Grant **
- Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant **
- Academic Competitiveness Grant
- SMART Grant**
- TEACH Grant
- Federal Work-Study Program (FWS)
- Federal Perkins Loan**
- Nursing Student Loan (NSL) **
- Federal Stafford Loans, Subsidized and Unsubsidized
- Federal Plus Loan
** these types of aid are available only to undergraduate students Undergraduate Standards of Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy 2008-2009
Click on the above link to read the full Standards of Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy for Undergraduate Students.
Graduate /Law School Standards of Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy
Click on the above link to read the full Standards of Satisfactory Academic Progress Policies for Graduate and/or Law Students.
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